2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2009) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil on 18 October 2009. It was the sixteenth race of the 2009 Formula One World Championship.
| 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 18 October 2009 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2009 | ||||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy and dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Brawn-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:19.576 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:13.733 on lap 25 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second |
| BMW Sauber | |||
| Third |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 71-lap race was won by Mark Webber, driving a Red Bull-Renault. Webber took his second victory of the season, and the second of his career, by 7.6 seconds from Robert Kubica in a BMW Sauber, with Lewis Hamilton third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Jenson Button finished fifth in his Brawn-Mercedes to secure his first and only Drivers' Championship, while Brawn GP sealed the Constructors' Championship.
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